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A taste of Puerto Rico: Papitos brings family recipes to Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If you weren’t looking for Papitos Latin Cuisine, you might just miss it. The Portsmouth pop-up sits along High Street behind a small, easy-to-miss door, but there is one thing that gives it away — the Puerto Rican flag. Inside, Liz Ramos Delgado is cooking the food she grew up with […]
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5 Mom and Pop Restaurants in Portsmouth, Virginia that Locals Swear By
Portsmouth, Virginia is a city stitched together by the laughter of neighbors on stoops, the slow drift of the Elizabeth River, and the scent of something soulful simmering in kitchens old and new. Here, red-brick rowhouses lean into the salt breeze, and murals bloom on weathered walls, telling stories of shipbuilders, dreamers, and families who’ve called these blocks home for generations. It’s a place where the past lingers in the hush of cobblestone streets, where the present pulses in the rhythm of festivals, and where every meal is a gathering—of kin, of memory, of hope.
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The story behind La Hacienda: A Chesapeake staple
CHESAPEAKE, (WAVY) — The smell of fresh pan dulce fills La Hacienda Panadería, Rosticeria, Y Mas, where conchas, puerquitos and empanadas are made in-house every day. For Juan Ramos, the food means more than a good pastry. He grew up around the restaurant business, watching his parents build what would eventually become four La Hacienda […]
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Chesapeake's Eagle's Nest Fights ABC Suspension Over Parking Lot Brawl, Cites $75K Weekly Loss
The owners of Eagle's Nest Rockin' Country Bar in Chesapeake are fighting back in court after state regulators suspended the venue's alcohol license following a violent fight that began inside the bar and spilled into a nearby shopping center parking lot, injuring a patron. The suspension, which documents show took effect September 22, has already cost the Greenbrier district venue tens of thousands of dollars and left dozens of employees without paychecks.
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This Old-School Virginia Drive-In Still Makes Ice Cream Cones on a 120-Year-Old Machine
Most ice cream shops use shiny modern equipment, but one old-school Virginia drive-in is doing things very differently. That’s because a 120-year-old waffle cone machine is still hard at work, cooking thin wafers that are rolled by hand into crispy cones. Add carhop service and a fascinating connection to...